CALLDUCK News Catalog
Major world events 2020-2026
192 events across 64 months
geopolitical: 49 political: 48 economic: 27 disaster: 22 social: 20 health: 17 tech: 9
2026
January
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geopolitical
US military intervention in Venezuela
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geopolitical
Maduro captured and removed
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political
Iran uprising (widespread protests)
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economic
Bulgaria joins Eurozone
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2025
March
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economic
Fed holds rates amid uncertainty
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February
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geopolitical
Gaza ceasefire negotiations
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January
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political
Trump inauguration (2nd term)
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2024
December
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geopolitical
Assad regime falls in Syria
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disaster
2024 hottest year on record (+1.5C)
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political
South Korea martial law crisis (Yoon)
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November
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political
Trump wins 2024 election
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October
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disaster
Hurricane Milton (Cat 5) hits Florida
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geopolitical
Yahya Sinwar killed by Israeli forces
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geopolitical
Israel invades Lebanon
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disaster
Spain floods (200+ dead)
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September
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political
Trump assassination attempt #2 (thwarted)
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geopolitical
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah killed by Israel
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geopolitical
Israel pager attacks on Hezbollah
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August
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geopolitical
Hamas political chief Haniyeh killed in Tehran
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political
Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination
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political
Bangladesh PM Hasina flees, govt collapses
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July
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political
Trump assassination attempt #1 (ear wound)
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political
Biden withdraws from 2024 race, endorses Harris
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social
Paris Olympics begin
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geopolitical
Hamas military commander Deif killed
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June
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political
Julian Assange freed (plea deal)
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disaster
Hajj disaster (1,300+ die in heat)
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geopolitical
EU begins Ukraine/Moldova membership talks
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May
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geopolitical
ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu
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geopolitical
Iran President Raisi dies in helicopter crash
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April
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geopolitical
Iran launches missiles/drones at Israel (first direct)
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political
US college campus pro-Palestine protests
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social
Total solar eclipse across North America
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March
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disaster
Baltimore Key Bridge collapse (6 dead)
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social
Kate Middleton cancer announcement
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geopolitical
Moscow concert hall terror attack (145 dead)
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February
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geopolitical
Navalny dies in Russian prison
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social
Super Bowl LVIII (Chiefs win again)
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January
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political
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns
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geopolitical
Iran ISIS bombing (94 dead at Soleimani memorial)
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geopolitical
US suspends UNRWA funding (Oct 7 claims)
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geopolitical
Jordan US base drone attack (3 killed)
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2023
December
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geopolitical
COP28 in Dubai (fossil fuel deal)
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geopolitical
Venezuela referendum claims Essequibo
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November
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tech
OpenAI chaos (Altman fired, rehired)
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political
Argentina elects Milei (libertarian)
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October
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geopolitical
Hamas attack on Israel (Oct 7)
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geopolitical
Israel-Gaza war begins
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September
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economic
UAW strike against Big 3 automakers
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geopolitical
Azerbaijan attacks Nagorno-Karabakh again
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economic
Rupert Murdoch retires, Lachlan takes over
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August
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disaster
Hawaii Maui wildfires (100+ dead)
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geopolitical
Niger coup (France withdraws)
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geopolitical
BRICS expansion announced (6 new members)
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July
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social
Barbenheimer cultural phenomenon
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disaster
Greece wildfires (mass evacuation)
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social
Women's World Cup (Spain wins)
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June
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disaster
Titan submersible implosion (Titanic tour)
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disaster
Canadian wildfire smoke blankets US cities
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geopolitical
Blinken visits Beijing (US-China thaw)
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May
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political
King Charles III coronation (UK)
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economic
Debt ceiling crisis nears default
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April
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social
India surpasses China as most populous country
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tech
SpaceX Starship first launch (explodes)
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social
Kenya cult mass suicide uncovered (429 dead)
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March
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economic
Silicon Valley Bank collapse
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economic
Banking crisis fears
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February
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geopolitical
Chinese spy balloon shot down over US
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disaster
Turkey-Syria earthquake (50,000+ dead)
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January
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political
Kevin McCarthy elected Speaker (15 ballots)
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social
Damar Hamlin cardiac arrest on field (NFL)
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political
Jacinda Ardern resigns as NZ PM
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2022
December
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health
China drops zero-COVID policy
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social
World Cup in Qatar (Argentina wins)
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economic
Elon Musk completes Twitter acquisition
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social
World population reaches 8 billion
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November
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economic
FTX collapse
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tech
ChatGPT released
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October
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disaster
Indonesia stadium crush (131 dead)
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disaster
Seoul Halloween crush (158 dead)
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political
Liz Truss resigns as UK PM (44 days)
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economic
Biden restricts chip exports to China
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September
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political
Queen Elizabeth II dies (70-year reign)
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political
Iran protests after Mahsa Amini death
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geopolitical
Putin announces partial mobilization
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disaster
Hurricane Ian devastates Florida
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August
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geopolitical
Pelosi visits Taiwan (China tensions)
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political
FBI searches Trump's Mar-a-Lago
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economic
Inflation Reduction Act signed
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July
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political
Boris Johnson resigns as UK PM
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political
Shinzo Abe assassinated (Japan)
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tech
James Webb Space Telescope first images
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June
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political
Roe v Wade overturned (abortion)
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political
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn into SCOTUS
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economic
US inflation peaks at 9.1%
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political
Jan 6 hearings: Cassidy Hutchinson testimony
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May
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health
Monkeypox outbreak reported globally
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social
Buffalo supermarket mass shooting
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April
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geopolitical
Russia strikes Kyiv during UN visit
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economic
Elon Musk announces Twitter acquisition bid
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March
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economic
Fed begins rate hikes
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economic
Oil prices spike (>$100/bbl)
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February
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geopolitical
Russia invades Ukraine
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economic
Global sanctions on Russia
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January
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economic
Apple hits $3T market cap (first ever)
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health
First pig-to-human heart transplant
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disaster
Tonga volcano eruption + tsunami warnings
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health
COVID cases pass 300M globally
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social
Djokovic deported from Australia (vaccine)
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2021
December
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disaster
Kentucky tornado outbreak (94+ dead)
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geopolitical
Biden warns Putin over Ukraine buildup
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disaster
Typhoon Rai devastates Philippines
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economic
MLB lockout begins (first since 1994)
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November
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geopolitical
COP26 climate summit (Glasgow)
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health
COVID deaths pass 5 million globally
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health
Omicron variant identified (South Africa)
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disaster
Astroworld Festival crush (10 killed)
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political
Malcolm X murder convictions vacated
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October
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political
Pandora Papers leak (11.9M documents)
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health
WHO endorses first malaria vaccine
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political
Austria Chancellor Kurz resigns (corruption)
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social
Squid Game becomes Netflix #1 globally
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tech
NASA Lucy mission launches (asteroid probe)
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September
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political
German election: Olaf Scholz (SPD) wins
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geopolitical
Huawei CFO released, China frees 2 Canadians
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political
Paris 2015 terror attacks trial begins
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social
Broadway reopens after 18-month closure
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August
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geopolitical
US withdrawal from Afghanistan
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geopolitical
Taliban retakes Kabul
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July
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political
Haiti President Moise assassinated
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social
Tokyo 2020 Olympics begin (1 year delayed)
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disaster
Canada heatwave + wildfires (600+ deaths)
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geopolitical
Taiwan opens de facto embassy in Lithuania
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June
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political
Netanyahu ousted after 12 years as Israel PM
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economic
G7 backs 15% global minimum corporate tax
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disaster
Surfside condo collapse (98 dead)
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health
Delta variant arrives in US
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May
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tech
Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack (gas shortage)
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geopolitical
Biden announces Afghanistan withdrawal
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geopolitical
Israel-Palestine conflict erupts (11 days)
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April
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political
Derek Chauvin convicted of George Floyd murder
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political
Raul Castro steps down (end of Castro era)
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geopolitical
Chad President Deby killed after 30 years
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March
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economic
Ever Given blocks Suez Canal (6 days)
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social
Atlanta spa shootings (8 killed, 6 Asian women)
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geopolitical
Pope meets Grand Ayatollah in Iraq (historic)
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health
Global COVID vaccines pass 500M doses
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February
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political
Myanmar military coup (Aung San Suu Kyi detained)
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political
Trump acquitted in 2nd impeachment trial
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disaster
Texas winter storm (200+ deaths, power outages)
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geopolitical
US re-joins Paris Climate Agreement
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political
Navalny sentenced, sparks Russia protests
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January
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political
US Capitol riot (Jan 6)
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economic
GameStop short squeeze begins
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political
Biden inauguration
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2020
December
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health
COVID vaccines authorized (US, UK)
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tech
SolarWinds hack discovered
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November
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political
US Presidential Election (Biden wins)
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health
Pfizer vaccine 95% efficacy announced
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October
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political
Trump tests positive for COVID-19
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geopolitical
Sudan joins Abraham Accords
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economic
DOJ files antitrust suit against Google
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political
Plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer foiled
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health
COVID cases pass 40M globally
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September
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political
Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
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political
Amy Coney Barrett nominated to SCOTUS
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geopolitical
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict erupts
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geopolitical
Bahrain joins Abraham Accords
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disaster
California wildfires set record (2.1M acres)
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August
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geopolitical
Abraham Accords announced (UAE-Israel)
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political
Belarus protests after disputed election
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geopolitical
Navalny poisoned on flight
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disaster
Hurricane Laura hits Louisiana
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social
Chadwick Boseman dies
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July
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tech
NASA Mars 2020 rover (Perseverance) launch
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health
COVID cases pass 15M globally
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political
Turkey converts Hagia Sophia back to mosque
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political
Malaysia ex-PM Najib guilty in 1MDB scandal
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June
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social
Protests spread globally (BLM)
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May
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social
George Floyd protests begin
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tech
SpaceX Crew Dragon launches
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April
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economic
Oil prices go negative (WTI futures)
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economic
CARES Act stimulus ($2.2T)
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March
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health
WHO declares COVID-19 pandemic
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health
Global lockdowns begin
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economic
Stock market crash (fastest bear market)
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economic
Fed emergency rate cut to near-zero
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February
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health
COVID-19 spreads globally
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economic
Stock market begins decline
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January
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geopolitical
US-Iran tensions peak (Soleimani strike)
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health
COVID-19 first reported outside China
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political
Brexit completed (UK leaves EU)
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